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Serra International Convention A First For Atlanta
July 6, 2007Area Catholics are invited to attend the 65th Serra International Convention Aug. 9-Aug. 12 at the Hilton Atlanta. This is the first time the international convention, which will have the theme, “Faith of the Family: Foundation of Vocations,” will be held here. Serra International is a nonprofit Catholic organization made up of laymen and laywomen […]
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Theology On Tap Meets At Fox Sports Grill
July 5, 2007The Young Adult Ministry (YAM) speaker series Theology on Tap will be held Wednesdays in July at Fox Sports Grill in Atlantic Station. Young adults, ages 18-40, single and married, are invited to attend. Each Theology on Tap session begins with gathering at 7 p.m. The program, including the speaker, followed by a question-and-answer session, […]
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Priests Reflect On Becoming American Citizens
July 5, 2007July 4, 2000, was an auspicious date for Msgr. Luis Zarama. It was the birthday of America—and the day he swore allegiance to his adopted country. The native-born Colombian, and now vicar general of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, had been in the United States for nine years, and the significance of becoming a citizen on […]
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‘Jesus Loves The Little Children’
July 5, 2007The chapel was drenched in delicious silence. My husband and I had joined four of Mother Teresa’s nuns in their tiny chapel to pray the rosary and then sit quietly before the Blessed Sacrament. On this particular day, a young mother had joined the group, along with her toddler. During the rosary, she managed to […]
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A Thankful People
July 5, 2007Have you ever been genuinely hungry? We all know that most kids are eternally hungry. But I refer not to a child’s seemingly perpetual appetite fueled more by the energy of their growing but to a hunger that is actually life-threatening in its severity. I don’t imagine any of us have ever been that hungry. […]
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Archbishop Asks For Clemency For Georgia Inmate
July 5, 2007Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory joined an international effort to plead for clemency for a Georgia death row inmate. Troy Davis, who was condemned for the fatal shooting of an off-duty police officer in Savannah, is scheduled to be the second man executed in Georgia this year. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles is Davis’ […]
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Faith Leaders Uphold Immigrants’ Value, Dignity
July 5, 2007Area Catholics joined members of the Muslim and Jewish faith communities at an interfaith prayer service in downtown Atlanta June 21 to support the dignity of immigrants. In a statement read at the prayer service, local religious leaders, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, urged people to debate changes to the country’s immigration laws without degrading […]
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Jeb Bush Among Speakers At Youth, Family Encounter
July 5, 2007Keynote speakers Jeb and Columba Bush will highlight the 11th Youth and Family Encounter that will be held July 24-29 at the Georgia World Congress Center. The former Florida governor and first lady will speak Saturday evening, July 28, at the conference, which is organized by priests of the Legionaries of Christ and members of […]
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From A State Of Strife To A Place Of Peace
July 5, 2007Summertime is here and school is out once again, but for three students leaving the sixth grade, their lives will always remain inextricably intertwined. Muslim boys Haroon Sangar of Afghanistan and Paywand Sofy of Iraq and Patience Karnanue, a Christian girl from Liberia, come from places of upheaval and strife. For the last few years […]
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St. Pius X Athletes Take Skills To College Level
July 5, 2007St. Pius X seniors Jennifer Angelich, Tyler Fish, Joseph Flint and Jordan Schultz each accepted scholarships to pursue their education and compete at the collegiate level prior to their May 19 graduation. Angelich signed a letter of intent to play volleyball next year at Belmont Abbey College, N.C. She is a two-time All DeKalb County […]